Chirakkara

Chirakkara
—  village  —
Chirakkara Location of Chirakkara in Kerala and India
Coordinates	8°54′0″N 76°35′0″E / 8.9°N 76.583333°E / 8.9; 76.583333Coordinates: 8°54′0″N 76°35′0″E / 8.9°N 76.583333°E / 8.9; 76.583333
Country	India
State	Kerala
District(s)	Kollam
Nearest city	Chathannoor
Parliamentary constituency	Kollam
Assembly constituency	Chathannoor
Population	17,184 (2001[update])
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
Codes • Vehicle • KL-

Chirakkara is a village in Kollam district in the state of Kerala, India.^[1]

Demographics

As of 2001^[update] India census, Chirakkara had a population of 17184 with 8124 males and 9060 females.^[1] Chirakkara is a village formed by dividing Meenad Village of Kollam Taluk of Kollam District. Likewise Chirakkara is a Grama Panchayath formed by dividing Chathannoor Grama Panchayath. The developing tourist spot Polachira is at Chirakkara Grama Panchayath. Panchayath headquarters is at Chirakkarathazham. The place named Chirakkara is here where famous Devi Temple situates. Chirakkara is a rural area.

Famous Temples

1) Chirakkara Devi Temple 2) Vilappuram Bhagavathy Temple 3) Kottekkunnu Subrahmanya Swami Temple

Important Institutions

1) S.N. College, Chathannoor 2) Government H.S., Uliyanad 3) Government H.S., Chirakkara. 4) Government H.S., Nedumgolam 5) Anandavilasam Library, Vilappuram

Places of Interest

Anathavalam: The famous Anathavalam (The centre where domestic elephants are there) is just in its border.

Polachira: The best sight seeing place and foreign bird sanctuary.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Census of India : Villages with population 5000 & above". http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Village_Directory/Population_data/Population_5000_and_Above.aspx. Retrieved 2008-12-10. 

(2) Plan Documents of Ithikkara Block Panchayath
(3) Plan Documents of Chirakkara Grama Panchayath
(4) Samagra Vikasana Rekha of Chathannoor Grama Panchayath